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Mitigation Program Summary

• Insures compliance with MPWMD Water Allocation Program EIR measures to mitigate for impacts from the extraction of water to meet municipal demand on the Monterey Peninsula

• Includes both direct and indirect measures to protect and manage natural resources

Monterey Peninsula

Water Management District

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Prior Programs Incorporated into the Mitigation Program in 1991

• Carmel River Management Program• Irrigation Program• Interim Relief Program• Emergency Irrigation Program• Hydrologic monitoring and reporting

(stream gaging, groundwater levels and quality, water use by water distribution systems and private wells)

• Carmel River lagoon habitat monitoring

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Direct Measures

• Fish rescue, rearing, habitat improvement

• Streambank and channel restoration

• Irrigation of Carmel River riparian corridor

• Vegetation management/modification and augmentation

• Seaside basin injection/recovery

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Indirect Measures

• Conservation - e.g. property inspection/retrofits, studies for Pebble Beach reclamation project

• Enforcement of Ordinances/Rules and Regulations for water use and activities along the Carmel River

•Management of limited water supplies

•Monitoring programs (fishery, wildlife, vegetation, water quality and quantity)

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Total = $5,677,400

Capital Projects Fund$2,882,300(51%)

Mitigation Fund

$2,068,800(36%)

Conservation Fund $726,300(13%)

FY 2003-04 Budget - Revenues by Fund

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Mitigation Program Revenues 1992-2004

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Mitigation Program Expenditures 1992 to 2004

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Mitigation Program Revenues and Expenditures 1992-2004

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Comparison of Planned and Actual Mitigation Program Expenditures 1992-2004

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SUMMER/FALL PUMPING in the CARMEL VALLEY ALLUVIAL AQUIFER

Above Robinson Canyon Bridge

Sept. 1984

Dec. 1989

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FISHERIES PROJECTS

Approximately $1.55 million between 1993 and 2003

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EROSION PREVENTION

Approximately $1.04 million between 1993 and 2003

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Degradation in Perennial Areas Appears to be Halted for Now

Above Robinson Canyon Bridge

May 2002

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Degradation in theLower Carmel River Continues

March 2003

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2004 Bank ErosionLower Carmel River

April 12, 2004